Why language documentation matters

by Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi

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Full title :Why language documentation matters / Shobhana L. Chelliah.

Summary

This book offers the latest insights on language documentation, a reborn, refashioned, and reenergized subfield of linguistics motivated by the urgent task of creating a record of the world's fast disappearing languages. Language documentation provides data to challenge and improve existing linguistic theory. In addition, because it requires input from various fields to be comprehensive, language documentation serves to build bridges between linguistics and other disciplines. Language documentation also provides resources for communities interested in language and culture preservation, language maintenance, and language revitalization. This book informs, evokes interest, and encourages involvement at all levels.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2021

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Springer
Place of Publication:Cham
Language:eng
Publication Date:2021

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Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9783030661908, 3030661903
DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-66190-8
oclc:on1233030671
LC Classification:P119.315
Dewey Decimal:306.44

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Languages Heal -- Chapter 3. Languages Inform -- Chapter 4. Reasons for Endangerment -- Chapter 5. Supporting Linguistic Vitality -- Chapter 6. Methods in Language Documentation and Description -- Chapter 7. Linguistic Fieldwork Contributing to Documentation -- Chapter 8. Impact of Language Documentation.